astar
See also: Appendix:Variations of "astar"
English
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Adjective
[edit]astar (not comparable) (predicative)
- Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
- Synonym: spangled
- 1903, Katherine Cecil Burton, The Circle[1], New York: A.L. Burt, Part 2, Chapter 6, p. 171:
- […] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds.
- 1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71,[2]
- The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks.
- Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.
- 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 8, in Anne of Green Gables[3], Boston: L.C. Page, pages 79–80:
- She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams.
- 1993, Anne Gay, chapter 33, in Dancing on the Volcano[4], London: Orbit, page 373:
- Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was.
Anagrams
[edit]Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آستار (astar), from Classical Persian آستر (āstar).
Noun
[edit]astar m (plural astare, definite astari, definite plural astaret)
- lining (as of a garment)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | astar | astari | astare | astaret |
| accusative | astarin | |||
| dative | astari | astarit | astareve | astareve |
| ablative | astaresh |
Gagauz
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Persian آستر (âstar).[1] Compare Turkish astar.
Noun
[edit]astar
References
[edit]- ^ András Rajki, A Concise Gagauz Dictionary with etymologies and Turkish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar and Turkmen cognates, 2007
Irish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
Noun
[edit]astar m (genitive singular astair, nominative plural astair)
Derived terms
[edit]- astar síneach m (“China aster”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]astar m (genitive singular astair, nominative plural astair)
- alternative form of aistear (“journey; roundabout way; inconvenience”)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| astar | n-astar | hastar | t-astar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “astar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “aster”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “astar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Khalaj
[edit]| Perso-Arabic | آستَر |
|---|
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Azerbaijani astar, from Persian آستر (âstar). Doublet of âstər, directly from Persian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astar (definite accusative astarı, plural astarlar)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astar | astarlar |
| genitive | astarııñ | astarlarııñ |
| dative | astarqa | astarlarqa |
| definite accusative | astarı | astarları |
| locative | astarça | astarlarça |
| ablative | astarda | astarlarda |
| instrumental | astarla | astarlarla |
| equative | astarvâra | astarlarvâra |
References
[edit]- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]astar m (genitive singular astair, plural astaran)
Derived terms
[edit]- ionnsachadh air astar (“distance learning”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| astar | n-astar | h-astar | t-astar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911), “astar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish آستار (astar), from Persian آستر (âstar).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: as‧tar
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]astar (definite accusative astarı, plural astarlar)
- lining (as of a garment)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “astar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “astar”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
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